Since 1986 Chiu Quon Bakery has been a Chicago staple for traditional Chinese baked specialties. Featured in season 3 of The Bear, it’s the oldest Chinese bakery in Chicago, and it has two ...

Bakers use plastic molds as they create dozens of mooncakes at Chiu Quon Bakery in Chicago’s Chinatown on Sept. 5, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Desai said she noticed a gap in the ...

At Chiu Quon Bakery, the oldest bakery in Chicago’s Chinatown (and one of the best bakeries in the city) bakers create Hong Kong-style pastries, including sesame balls, mooncakes, and their most ...

CHICAGO -- Inside Chiu Quon, the oldest bakery in Chicago's Chinatown, customers gush over the flavor and texture of their barbecue pork buns. The family-owned business has been making savory ...

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A shopper at Chiu Quon Bakery in the 88 Marketplace food court on Feb. 17, 2022. 88 Marketplace opened in 2020, and is one of the biggest and the most notable new supermarkets around Chinatown.

CHICAGO — By around 8:15 a.m. on a recent Thursday, the dedicated staff at Chiu Quon Bakery in Chinatown were already pulling out trays of pillowy buns from the ovens, pouring hot cups of coffee ...

The moon-shaped pastries are not just desserts but symbols of the harvest season, carrying with them the cultural heritage honored across Asia, said Joyce Chiu, owner of Chiu Quon Bakery.